Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
miscellaneous Items.

All laws passed by the General Assem-
bly, at its regular session, and not con-
tanning an emergency clause, go into eff
feet on the Goth inst.
Louisiana sees big harvest ripening
over in the Sni bottoms and is trying to
get new road built across those fat Hi.
nois lowlands. A new steam ferry has
already been put in operation.
The aggregate ages of the members OF
the Old Mems Club, who recently met in
Lexington, was 1856 years. The Oldest
member was ninety-three years old, hav-
ing been born in 1894, and the youngest
seventy years, born in 1917.
The Moberly fair grounds have been
sold to Kansas City syndicate and will
be subdivided and sold for building lots.
The Attorney General has filed the man.
date of the Supreme Court in the case of
the State VS.. Jack Hays, convicted OF
murder in the first degree at ST. Louis.
An order was made fixing the date OF the
execution on July Sth.
Frank James is now living in Dallas,
Tex, where he is employed as salesman
in wholesale clothing store. He is
visited daily by large crowds of people
from all paris of the country, to all OF
whom he extends hearty greeting.
News was received in st. Joseph few
days ago of the death of Charles j. West
over of that city, at Austin, Tex. Mr..
Westover was taken to Texas by his
brother, DR.. Westover, in the hope that
his health might be improved. He was
suffering from consumption.
The most magnificent wedding which
was ever celebrated in st. Joseph or
Buchanan County was the recent mar
rage of Miss Catharine Burnes to
Elias S. Catch, which event occurred at
Ayr Lawn, the country residence OF
Congressman James N. Burnes. The
bride is the niece and adopted daughter of
Colonel Burnes.
M. +. Bell, architect OF the Nevada
Lunatic Asylum, has notified Govern or
Marmaduke that he will complete the in
stitution by October 81, 1887. In accord
ance with this information the Governor
has appointed the following board of man
ayers for the asylum: Jos. R. Robinson,
Windsor; Henry c. More, Nevada; Daniel
c. Kennedy, Springfield, all for three
year terms; and James W. Call, Lamar,
and w. NJ. Bruce, Sheldon, for two years
each.
Arrangements are in progress for
Transforming the Bank of Commerce, the
oldest bank in Kansas City, into Nation.
al bank about July 1, with a capital OF
81, 900, 600. The stock will be placed first
among the present holders and the bal.
ance will be offered to outside business
men.
At the motion of the Adams Express
Company ct al, the suit of Messenger
Fotheringham for 100000 damages for
false Imprisonment has been transferred
to the United States Court, the defendants
fearing they could not get justice in the
State Court.
The Sunday law takes effect in st.
Louis on the 10Th, and the saloon-keepers
propose to make a fight before they keep
their doors closed on their best day in the
week.
Samuel Gaty, one of st. Louis Oldest
citizens, died a few days ago from the
effect of a stroke of paralysis in 1888,
which resulted in softening of the brain.
He was seventy-six years of age, and
had led an active and useful business
and Official life.
During thunder storm in st. Louis a
few evening since, lightning struck a
street car, and the inmates were severe
ly stunned, but fortunately were not 9TH
erwise injured.
The editors stormed the capitol
Here are the dates for seven fairs in
the Moberly circuit: Marshall, Tuesday,
August 2; Mexico, Tuesday, August 9;
Columbia, Tuesday. August IS; Fulton,
Tuesday, August %; Moberly, Tuesday,
August 80; Montgomery, Tuesday, Sep
tember6; st. Charles, Tuesday, Septem-
Der ID
A cow-surgeon is going around the state
taking the horns off cattle-sdehorn-
ing'' them, it is called. number of
farmers have employed him. The opera
tion is simple one, and, it is said, the
animals fatten much faster after it is per-
formed, since they are thereby deprived
of the means of injuring one another.
VIM. Phillips, who was stabbed in St
Louis recently by Lucy Nelson, died of
his wounds.
While Lewis Pickett, a farmer living
two miles southwest of Kansas City, was
sitting at his front door daring recent
storm, he was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. His clothes were burned
entirely off him. Mrs. Pickett and her
two children were seriously shocked, and
the house set on fire. Neighbors, how
ever, extin guished the flames before much
damage was done.
The other evening Agnes Rickby, Of st
Louis, while playing, was run over by
street car, and was instantly killed. Her
head was almost severed from her body.
She was eleven years old. The driver
was arrested.
The Diamond -four mills al. Louisiana
We're DESTROYED by fire the other day.